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Provided by the compucert polyglot \POL-ee-glot\, adjective:
- Containing or made up of several languages.
- Writing, speaking, or versed in many languages.
- One who speaks several languages.
Urban Word of the Day
November 09, 2007: fire hazardhttp://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fire+hazard&defid=1724310
- A man who is utterly in denial of his homosexuality(in the closet) despite the fact that he is clearly gay to the objective observer(flaming).
Trivia
What is the most populous island in the world?
- Java, in Indonesia, with a population of about 114 million.
- Kristallnacht: Jews were beaten and killed by Nazis and their homes and shops destroyed during the "night of the broken glass" (1938)
- Northeast Blackout of 1965: 25 million residents of Ontario and 7 US states lost power for up to half a day
- Berlin Wall: E. Germany allowed free travel for first time in 28 years (1989)
- Elijah Lovejoy (1802-1837): abolitionist newspaper editor who was killed by a mob while defending his press
- Sir Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938): Muslim Indian philosopher, poet and political thinker
- Carl Sagan (1934-1996): astronomer who searched for extraterrestrial life
- Mary Travers (71): Mary of Peter, Paul and Mary
- Lou Ferrigno (55): Actor / Bodybuilder
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